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the only answer is to get together and obama thinks he has them on the ropes and republicans nnot seem to get themselves together. >> we just heard dr. paul say it was the president's idea. wasn't it? >> who cares? it's a bad idea on both sides. it's the blame game. it is the president's responsibility far more than anyone else, particularly a second term president who just won reelection. it's his responsibility to rise above this nonsense. he's not doing it. >> ought to show you something. this was a cover durinthe mid- 1990's and the speaker of the house complained that he had to exit air force one by the rear door, but that's not the point. the public complained and blamed president clinton, but after a while, his numbers went up and gingrich himself has said that the budget standoff with the single most avoidable mistake as speaker. you can never be sure how these things are going to play. >> the gingrich examp is certainly instructive. was the man of the year for "time" and he plummeted to 16% favorable. that is just a little bit south of donald trump. those are really bad number
the only answer is to get together and obama thinks he has them on the ropes and republicans nnot seem to get themselves together. >> we just heard dr. paul say it was the president's idea. wasn't it? >> who cares? it's a bad idea on both sides. it's the blame game. it is the president's responsibility far more than anyone else, particularly a second term president who just won reelection. it's his responsibility to rise above this nonsense. he's not doing it. >> ought to show...
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with his pants down again. him, ive forgiven believe in him. >> the attorney general pushes back on voting rights. >> last week the supreme court issued a deeply disappointing and flawed decision that struck down a key part of voting rights act of 1965. >> also, a lovely show of support from a former president for a two-year-old leukemia victim. and welcome to the world, prints george alexander louis of cambridge. >> in illinois this week, president obama began a summer sales pitch on the economy, the first of a series of speeches aimed at revitalizing the american middle-class. >> i will lay out my ideas on how we build on the cornerstone for what it needs to be middle class in america and what it takes to work your way into the middle class. >> the speech turned out to be all season and no steak, assuming there is anything left after you have repeated it so many times. what is new? >> we are about to have another fight about the budget and there is this thing called the bully pulpit, and the president is usin
with his pants down again. him, ive forgiven believe in him. >> the attorney general pushes back on voting rights. >> last week the supreme court issued a deeply disappointing and flawed decision that struck down a key part of voting rights act of 1965. >> also, a lovely show of support from a former president for a two-year-old leukemia victim. and welcome to the world, prints george alexander louis of cambridge. >> in illinois this week, president obama began a summer...
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with president obama and democrats. well,ed a mid-week john boehner announced he -- nouned he would -- announced he would make up his mind, he would confront president obama and democrats in the senate. he scheduled an early vote that will grant money to keep the government open and at the same time eliminate money tounderwrite much of the -- to underwrite much of the obama healthcare law and republicans will challenge the administration further by demanding a one year delay of all features of the healthcare law, obama care. within minutes senate majority leader harry reid denounced the strategy describing republicans as anarchists. tying up the upper chamber to stall or deep 6 the obama healthcare law. bipartisan ship is a thing of the past. so if there is no action by september 30 a week from monday, every agents in the government will be shut down. in mid-octas more perilous -- october more perilous deadline, raise the debt limit of $17 trillion. >> the house of representatives voted yes to continue funding the gover
with president obama and democrats. well,ed a mid-week john boehner announced he -- nouned he would -- announced he would make up his mind, he would confront president obama and democrats in the senate. he scheduled an early vote that will grant money to keep the government open and at the same time eliminate money tounderwrite much of the -- to underwrite much of the obama healthcare law and republicans will challenge the administration further by demanding a one year delay of all features of...
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tried to do this it was essentially a top-down, inside the beltway strategy. we are going after and trying to cajole and convince and persuade the members of the senate and the house to pass this legislation without first engaging the broad public and building a citizens movement, a issue public as i talked about before that was actually demanding change. because in the end politicians care about their job. and if they don't feel like there's a political price to pay for opposing action on climate change or alternatively a political opportunity to be had by being a leader on this issue, it's very easy for them to say, "you know what? i've got a lot of other things here on my plate to deal with. i've got lots of lobbyists coming to my offi as well as people back home saying, do this, do that, do this. and it's not climate change. so until they feel that they have to act many of them probably won't. and in fact, almost you couldn't find a worse problem that fits with our current political institutions, okay. because this is a long-term problem, okay? our governm
tried to do this it was essentially a top-down, inside the beltway strategy. we are going after and trying to cajole and convince and persuade the members of the senate and the house to pass this legislation without first engaging the broad public and building a citizens movement, a issue public as i talked about before that was actually demanding change. because in the end politicians care about their job. and if they don't feel like there's a political price to pay for opposing action on...
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couples are sift r sifting through the myriad of bep fits they your honored when the justices struck down part of the federal defense of marriage act known as doma. the part of doma that still stands allows states to fee fuse to acknowledge marriages of gay couples from other states. barack obama has directed the attorney general and cabinet to quote, insure this decision including imimplications for federal benefits and obligations is implemented swiftly and smooft smoothly. gay rights supporters say they're work is not done until same sex couples can marry in every state. >> this is our lives. this piece of paper is fantastic, and i'm deeply deeply indebted to the supreme court for finally giving us equality. but every single day, thousands upon thousands upon thousands of gay people can't put partners on health ininsurance. they can't legal inherit their partner's estates. >> it's a major way and a step forward in the right direction and something that we'll keep fighting for state by state so we can have marriage equality coast to coast across the amber waves of grain. so, aisha moodi
couples are sift r sifting through the myriad of bep fits they your honored when the justices struck down part of the federal defense of marriage act known as doma. the part of doma that still stands allows states to fee fuse to acknowledge marriages of gay couples from other states. barack obama has directed the attorney general and cabinet to quote, insure this decision including imimplications for federal benefits and obligations is implemented swiftly and smooft smoothly. gay rights...
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and i remember going with president obama down to texas when the fort hood shootings happened. that was very early on in his tenure. to me it didn't feel like he managed to connect with that crowd in the way that president clinton might have done or president george w. bush also had a facility for doing. and yet now three, four, five years later you see him doing this now often enough that he is -- i think he is projecting in a dierenway. he's - h'sanagi to connect with the audiences in a way he didn't earlier on. >> rose: because most presidents seem to do what is required of them-- and there's some exceptions, we can talk about that-- they all simply say "we'll do everything that's necessary." >> of course. what else do you say. and every president certainly since katrina has understood that getting out quickly on an event like this, showing resolve showing commitment to mobilizing federal resources is vital. regardless of what's happening on the ground, even just the appearance of presidential leerships significant for both the people who are expecting help as well as the re
and i remember going with president obama down to texas when the fort hood shootings happened. that was very early on in his tenure. to me it didn't feel like he managed to connect with that crowd in the way that president clinton might have done or president george w. bush also had a facility for doing. and yet now three, four, five years later you see him doing this now often enough that he is -- i think he is projecting in a dierenway. he's - h'sanagi to connect with the audiences in a way...
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some, however, cautioned against president obama's recent decision to arm the syrian rebels. two prominent u.s. catholic bishops warned that would only increase the violence and suffering. evangelist franklin graham voiced similar concerns, adding the opposition is no better than the assad regime. according to the united nations, 93,000 people have died in the two-year conflict. the number of syrians fleeing the violence has surpassed 1.6 million. >>> in other news, as part of the new gun safety measures from the white house, vice president biden this week issued guidelines for institutions, including houses of worship about responding to a mass shooting. one of the suggestions, fight back. congregants are advised first to try to escape, then to hide, and as a last resort, adults are told to use aggressive force to disrupt or incapacitate the shooter. houses of worship are told to decide their own policies on weapons in accordance with local laws. >>> exodus international has been a controversial christian group that promoted repairive therapy to try to change the sexual orie
some, however, cautioned against president obama's recent decision to arm the syrian rebels. two prominent u.s. catholic bishops warned that would only increase the violence and suffering. evangelist franklin graham voiced similar concerns, adding the opposition is no better than the assad regime. according to the united nations, 93,000 people have died in the two-year conflict. the number of syrians fleeing the violence has surpassed 1.6 million. >>> in other news, as part of the new...
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this was how things stood when president obama sat down with judy and me at the white house a short time ago. hello, mr. president. thank you so much for joining us. >> really appreciate it. thank you. >> woodruff: and welcome to the "newshour." >> great to be here. >> woodruff: mr. president, you've just come from making a speech celebrating a flawn violent event, the march on washington, martin luther king's speech 50 years ago. we're going to get to that in just a moment but first we want to ask you about a place where there's been too much violence, syria. how close are you tho authorize, a military strike and can you assure the american people that by doing so, given iraq and afghanistan, that the united states will not get bogged down in yet another war halfway around the world? >> well, first of all, i have not made a decision. i have gotten options from our military, had extensive discussions with my national security team, so let me talk about what's at stake here. i think we all understand terrible things have been happening in syria for quite some time, that the assad regime t
this was how things stood when president obama sat down with judy and me at the white house a short time ago. hello, mr. president. thank you so much for joining us. >> really appreciate it. thank you. >> woodruff: and welcome to the "newshour." >> great to be here. >> woodruff: mr. president, you've just come from making a speech celebrating a flawn violent event, the march on washington, martin luther king's speech 50 years ago. we're going to get to that in...
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. >> mexico is very exciting, president obama is on the way there now. it itremendous gwth the moment, brazil's economy has been slowing down, markedly, a lot of investment going into mexico right now. >> rose: okay. and i think -- i mean so we had this enormous growth, seven percent was it brazil at one point, and now it is down to what? >> one, two, right. >> rose: mexico is up, six, seven, something like that? what happened? was it political leadership or did they get up one morning and realized their problems had gone away? >> i think it is internal strains in the brazilian economy, innation was starting take f and they needed to show things down, and i think within the brazilian economy there are huge, again, huge structural issues in terms of bureaucracy, difficulties of doing business, difficult labor laws, they all have had an impact and also the commodities cycle has come up. >> i think that's right. in brazil, it is a great economic success story of the first decade, of the century and mr. cardoza, president cardoza should take a lot of the cre
. >> mexico is very exciting, president obama is on the way there now. it itremendous gwth the moment, brazil's economy has been slowing down, markedly, a lot of investment going into mexico right now. >> rose: okay. and i think -- i mean so we had this enormous growth, seven percent was it brazil at one point, and now it is down to what? >> one, two, right. >> rose: mexico is up, six, seven, something like that? what happened? was it political leadership or did they get...
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a bloomberg want two-to-one, americans the debt ceiling to be tied to budget cuts, and believe that obama is wrong in negotiating over that. if republicans are smart, they will pass some kind of continuing resolution to allow the government to go on and they will put all of their effort where the public is behind them, on the debt ceiling, where americans think it would be a good idea to have a negotiation and get some cuts. , is that the bloomberg poll? >> yes, it was quite striking, and charles is right, that 61% included three quarters of republicans, two thirds of independents, and a plurality of democrats saying negotiate the debt ceiling, put extra cuts in. they want to see more cuts, that we had another poll that showed the majority of americans want republicans to stop this stuff with obamacare. if you take them together with -- what the poll indicates is that the american public wants the people in washington to cut out the brinksmanship, the gamesmanship, and the threats, and sit down and do their jobs. , theerwhelmingly, nina democrats had seemed unified on this, and the divisi
a bloomberg want two-to-one, americans the debt ceiling to be tied to budget cuts, and believe that obama is wrong in negotiating over that. if republicans are smart, they will pass some kind of continuing resolution to allow the government to go on and they will put all of their effort where the public is behind them, on the debt ceiling, where americans think it would be a good idea to have a negotiation and get some cuts. , is that the bloomberg poll? >> yes, it was quite striking, and...
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obama has gone in the opposite direction. this is not serious diplomacy >> warner: on that provocative note we're going to have to leave it there. i'm sure we'll revis it this issue. flynt leverett and ambassador nicholas burns, thank you both. >> thank you . suarez: we'll be back shortly with a >> suarez: we'll be back shortly with a profile of poet david ferry. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support, and that support helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> ifill: for those stations not taking a pledge break, we have a second look at a story about garbage. as the nation produces more and more, one city is trying to get rid of it all. newshour correspondent spencer michels reports. >> reporter: each year americans throw away about 250 million tons of garbage. that's roughly four pounds per person per day. you can find all manner of trash in a landfill: old bent music stands, plastic bags, and a lot of items that could have been recycled, like bottle
obama has gone in the opposite direction. this is not serious diplomacy >> warner: on that provocative note we're going to have to leave it there. i'm sure we'll revis it this issue. flynt leverett and ambassador nicholas burns, thank you both. >> thank you . suarez: we'll be back shortly with a >> suarez: we'll be back shortly with a profile of poet david ferry. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support,...
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bank of japan governor will step down in march. and market participants are waiting to see who will succeed him. prime minister shinzo abe is finalizing his nomination, while opposition party leaders are already skeptical about his recommendation. abe will submit his candidate to the diet next week. he's indicated the next governor should be willing to take bold monetary measures. but he also told the upper house budget committee he'll pick someone who can get opposition parties on side. he could lods the trust of financial markets if the opposition-controlled upper house rejects his choice. members of the opposing democratic party have called for maintaining the central bank's independence in creating monetary policy. yoshimi watanabe the leader of another opposition group, your party, is against opposing a former official of the finance ministry or the bank of japan. that's the latest in biz news for now. i'll leave you with a check on regional markets. ♪ >>> people in japan's northernmost islands say they don't want a nuclear
bank of japan governor will step down in march. and market participants are waiting to see who will succeed him. prime minister shinzo abe is finalizing his nomination, while opposition party leaders are already skeptical about his recommendation. abe will submit his candidate to the diet next week. he's indicated the next governor should be willing to take bold monetary measures. but he also told the upper house budget committee he'll pick someone who can get opposition parties on side. he...
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president obama's request as a snub? whether they meant it that way? >> ifill: it's important to remember that hassan rouhani is a self-described politician and he was being very shrewd. it was clear the u.s. was making the overture, it was clear to them they were not ready. that's what the u.s. said yesterday and what rouhani suged today that they need time in order to decide what's the proper thing to do and what they wanted to happen was the meeting on thursday with kerry first before they have a chance. >> woodruff: how seriously are they viewing these talks between their foreign minister and our secretary of state? >> i sensed they're taking it very seriously. rouhani was very open to this idea of meeting with the president. he said it wasn't about go or playing games, he also really wants these crippling sanctions which the international community has imposed on iran taken off. that's the only time he got emotional during his talk today and the only way to do that is to get people to sit down at the table and talk.
president obama's request as a snub? whether they meant it that way? >> ifill: it's important to remember that hassan rouhani is a self-described politician and he was being very shrewd. it was clear the u.s. was making the overture, it was clear to them they were not ready. that's what the u.s. said yesterday and what rouhani suged today that they need time in order to decide what's the proper thing to do and what they wanted to happen was the meeting on thursday with kerry first before...
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budget battle cries echoed up and down pennsylvania avenue in washington today. president obama called yesterday for a small package of tax hikes and spending cuts to avert the sequester, much larger cuts now set for march first. but house speaker john boehner said today the president has to accept major spending reductions just as republicans had to agree to raise the national debt ceiling. >> we got the debt limit out of the way so that we weren't jeopardizing the full faith and credit of the united states government. at some point, washington has to deal with its spending problem. i've watched them kick this can down the road for 22 years that i've been here. i've had enough of it. time to act. >> sreenivasan: at the white house, spokesman jay carney it's the repubcansho are bng irresponsible, by rejecting the president's appeal out of hand. >> he put forward a proposal for avoiding that outcome while congress continues working on longer term deficit reduction. that's the sensible thing to do. why make-- why punish the american people because you haven't been
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later president obama weighed in on the rising tensions with he met with u.n. secretary- general ban ki-moon at the white house and urged the north to dial back on its war talk. >> we both agree that now's the time for north korea to end the kind of belligerent approach that they've been taking and try to lower temperatures. no one wants to see a conflict on the korean peninsula. >> sreenivasan: the president said the u.s. will work diplomatically to reduce the tension and secretary john kerry heads to east asia planning talks with leaders of south korea, china, and japan. kerry and other g8 foreign ministers met in london today, but they failed to agree on arming the rebels in syria. they criticized the syrian government's use of heavy weapons in residential areas, but they went no further. britain and france have pushed for sending weapons to the rebels. the u.s. has resisted. today, germany's foreign minister voiced concerns, as well. >>. >> ( translated ): i'm reluctant when it comes to the topic of direct arms deliveries to syria because to date i have see
later president obama weighed in on the rising tensions with he met with u.n. secretary- general ban ki-moon at the white house and urged the north to dial back on its war talk. >> we both agree that now's the time for north korea to end the kind of belligerent approach that they've been taking and try to lower temperatures. no one wants to see a conflict on the korean peninsula. >> sreenivasan: the president said the u.s. will work diplomatically to reduce the tension and secretary...
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on voting rights, as well as the likely fallout. >> brown: then, president obama unveils a sweeping plan to combat climate change without congressional approval. we get two takes on his proposals. >> ifill: colorado prepares to roll out a new way for residents to get health insurance. betty ann bowser reports on the challenge of getting people to buy in. >> there's 800,000 uninsured in this state. probably 600,000 to 700,000 of those will need to be educated by september. i think it's a monoutilityal task. ♪ when i'm gonna go back home >> brown: and we close with singer and actress audra mcdonald: her recent whirlwind of new career challenges, and the one place that keeps calling her back. >> i felt much better on stage. for me it's the rush of being forced to be so in the present. ♪ concentrating sloppy haired actor ♪ >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmen
on voting rights, as well as the likely fallout. >> brown: then, president obama unveils a sweeping plan to combat climate change without congressional approval. we get two takes on his proposals. >> ifill: colorado prepares to roll out a new way for residents to get health insurance. betty ann bowser reports on the challenge of getting people to buy in. >> there's 800,000 uninsured in this state. probably 600,000 to 700,000 of those will need to be educated by september. i...
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and she argued that providing a legal pathway to citizenship and cracking down on employers who hire undocumented workers will do more. >> we know the main driver of illegal immigration across the texas border, arizona, california, whaver, is the ability to work, but we don't have the tools to support the border with effective worker requirements and prosecution tools against employers. so when you think about immigration reform, that's why all these things go together. it is a system. >> warner: south carolina republican lindsey graham-- another member of the group of eight-- said he sees a different obstacle to comprehensive reform. one that was thrown up last time by democrats. >> here's the friction point. temporary workers are needed in the future, a legal source of abor for american employers. do you agree with that? >> yes, that concept is one i can agree with. >> and the goal is not to displace an american worker you can only get a temporary worker when there's no american available at a competitive rate. >> well, the devil is in the details. you've got to have appropriate pr
and she argued that providing a legal pathway to citizenship and cracking down on employers who hire undocumented workers will do more. >> we know the main driver of illegal immigration across the texas border, arizona, california, whaver, is the ability to work, but we don't have the tools to support the border with effective worker requirements and prosecution tools against employers. so when you think about immigration reform, that's why all these things go together. it is a system....
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>> you know, when i look at what vice president biden and president obama put together in terms of an array of opportunities for us to crack down on gun violence in these mass killings i start again with the things that i think we can win bipartisan support for, broad support from citizens across this country who are gun owners and not gun owners alike. and so i thk there's a t we can do to pursue this issue. the universal background check being one of the first that i would talk about. on the issue of a particular weapons ban, i do think that -- obviously it has been done before and i do think if we take the care to debate this properly and do it right perhaps something can move forward. obviously very tricky politically. >> woodruff: senator women in the senate. there are now 20, more than there have ever been before. you ink th fa will change the work that the senate can get done? the kind of legislation that's passed? >> you know, i do see women in politics having a different approach to issues and i think that that's going to work well. this record number of 20 is very exciting.
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official is stepping down after admissions that conservatives came in for special scrutiny. the president addressed that and other issues at a rain-spattered appearance outside the white house. the occasion was a rose garden meeting with reporters, and the prime minister of turkey was the guest of honor, but most of the questions had to do with domestic matters. first and foremost, the i.r.s.'s targeting of conservative groups. >> it doesn't matter whether you're a democrat or a republican, you should be equally outraged at even the prospect that the i.r.s. might not be acting with the kind of complete neutrality that we expect. and i think we're going to be able to fix it. we're going to be able to get there and get it done. we've already begun that process and we're going to keep on going until it's finished. >> woodruff: not long afterward came word that daniel werfel-- a white house budget official-- is being named acting commissioner of the i.r.s. the president had announced the forced resignation of his predecessor steven miller on wednesday evening. in their names, wh
official is stepping down after admissions that conservatives came in for special scrutiny. the president addressed that and other issues at a rain-spattered appearance outside the white house. the occasion was a rose garden meeting with reporters, and the prime minister of turkey was the guest of honor, but most of the questions had to do with domestic matters. first and foremost, the i.r.s.'s targeting of conservative groups. >> it doesn't matter whether you're a democrat or a...
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officials insisted today president obama remains committed to arming rebels in syria. they played down a "new york times" report that the effort is much more limited than first discussed. the report said the c.i.a. will provide only small arms, on a limited basis, and that it could take months for the program to affect the battlefield. the full u.s. senate went behind closed doors this evening in a bid to avoid all-out fracture over filibusters and senate rules. democratic leader harry reid said republicans must allow confirmation of seven presidential nominees they've blocked so far. if not, reid says majority democrats will change senate rules, instituting an up-or- down, simple majority vote for such appointments. iowa senator tom harkin made the democrats' case. >> if we're doing our constitutional duty, we would confirm all of these nominees tomorrow and move on to our legislative work so why aren't we doing that? well, because my friends on the republican side are hijacking these nominations, and this nomination process, to try to make changes to laws they know t
officials insisted today president obama remains committed to arming rebels in syria. they played down a "new york times" report that the effort is much more limited than first discussed. the report said the c.i.a. will provide only small arms, on a limited basis, and that it could take months for the program to affect the battlefield. the full u.s. senate went behind closed doors this evening in a bid to avoid all-out fracture over filibusters and senate rules. democratic leader...
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will it continue to escalate or will it tone down? right now it's very difficult to call. >>suarez: in the past weeks in the united states president obama has been criticized by elected officials for taking somewhat of a hands-off attitude for egypt while in egypt rival faction he are complaining that the united states is too involved. how is that happening? >> you know this is a deeply divided country. muslim brotherhood on the one side, the opposition to morsi on the other. the wung thing you find unity on here is that the united states is at fault. what i mean by that is the muslin brotherhood will say the united states gave a green light to the mill try coup as they would define it. the other side they would say that the united states gave too much deference to morsi that they were supportive to his government even as so many here feel it was failing, failing on economy, failing on security. it was a grab for power as so many people here feel by morsi so you get this deep division yet you get unity on criticism of the united states. very difficult position for ambassad
will it continue to escalate or will it tone down? right now it's very difficult to call. >>suarez: in the past weeks in the united states president obama has been criticized by elected officials for taking somewhat of a hands-off attitude for egypt while in egypt rival faction he are complaining that the united states is too involved. how is that happening? >> you know this is a deeply divided country. muslim brotherhood on the one side, the opposition to morsi on the other. the...
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>> i think hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we've had. it has been a great collaboration over the last four years. ( cheers and applause ) >> suarez: clinton said her immediate goal is to catch up on "20 years of sleep deprivation". as for any political aspirations, she hasn't made any intentions known. but an independent super-pac has been created to support her with hopes that she'll run again for president in 2016. meanwhile, clinton's successor, former massachusetts senator john kerry, was sworn in at a private ceremony this afternoon and starts work monday. for more on hillary clinton's legacy, we turn to two long-time foreign policy watchers. trudy rubin is the worldview columnist at the "philadelphia inquirer"; and san glasser is executive editor of "foreign policy" magazine. >> well, trudy rubin, you heard the president just a moment ago say that hillary clinton was a great success as secretary of state, was she? >> i think it depends on how you define great success. if you are's talking about implementing his policy os within the
>> i think hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we've had. it has been a great collaboration over the last four years. ( cheers and applause ) >> suarez: clinton said her immediate goal is to catch up on "20 years of sleep deprivation". as for any political aspirations, she hasn't made any intentions known. but an independent super-pac has been created to support her with hopes that she'll run again for president in 2016. meanwhile, clinton's...
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. >> brown: and president obama paid homage to his predecessor by extolling the down-to-earth bush persona. >> to know the man is to like the man. because he is comforble in his own sk, henows who he is. he doesn't put on any pretenses. he takes his job seriously, but he doesn't take himself too seriously. he is a good man. >> brown: and politics was not entirely absent from the day's proceedings, as the current president pointed to mr. bush's unsuccessful push for immigration reform. >> seven years ago president bush restarted an important conversation by speaking with the american people about our history as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. and even though comprehensive immigration reform has taken little longer than any of us expected, i am hopeful that this year, with the help of speaker boehner and some of the senators and members of congress who are here today, that we bring it home. and if we do that it will be in large part thanks to the hard work of president george w. bush. >> there is a large people when i wouldn't have been found in a library. >> the polit wag kinds
. >> brown: and president obama paid homage to his predecessor by extolling the down-to-earth bush persona. >> to know the man is to like the man. because he is comforble in his own sk, henows who he is. he doesn't put on any pretenses. he takes his job seriously, but he doesn't take himself too seriously. he is a good man. >> brown: and politics was not entirely absent from the day's proceedings, as the current president pointed to mr. bush's unsuccessful push for immigration...